This week, a screening series at Anthology Film Archives reexamines reenactments, a look inside this year's BlackStar Film Festival, and more.
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Film & Documentary • August 01, 2024

A Peek Into This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival Lineup

The annual festival returns for its 13th edition this August, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas. | Rhea Nayyar 

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LATEST REVIEWS 

Verbatim Reenacts Life With a Twist

The film series showcases how different artists have used reenactments, preserving dialogue and audio but playing with every other element. | Dan Schindel 

You Can’t Finish This Brian Eno Doc in a Single Lifetime

An algorithm organizes a unique ordering of scenes for each screening, meaning there are millions of versions of the film. | Dan Schindel

When the US Left Afghanistan, This Filmmaker Entered

Director Ibrahim Nash’at spent a year watching the Taliban transition from insurgency back to governance. | Dan Schindel 

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

An Essential Watchlist of Groundbreaking Black Documentaries

These films illustrate both the undeniable threat of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and the incomparable strength of Blackness. | Rooney Elmi

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